Chocolate-cherry Banana Bread

Nonstick cooking spray
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup dairy sour cream
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas)
8 maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 Tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate pieces

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Lightly coat the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, milk, egg, and oil. Stir in mashed banana and vanilla. Add sour cream mixture all at once to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in chopped cherries, walnuts, and chocolate chips.
  4. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  5. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

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